Foot-ball signal.



M HBD STATES OFFICE .y

raam: HaeeEnrY, lr Grimace, rtrrnors, seremos or'onnrni'nfro roer-BALL SIGNAL.

ToaZZ/wlwm may concern: 1

Be itvknown that l, FANn-HAGGERTY, a citizen of the UnitedI States,V and. a resident of the cit off Chicago, county yof Cook, and State of and useful Foot-Ball Signals-,of which the following is a .yspeciication.l t

y invent' on relates -to a certain newand useful football' signal, and-haslfor its'object the provision Jof such a signalwhereby the immediate ysituation of the game after each play or down may be readily indicatedto the playersand to the spectators.

A further-object of the invention is to provide a construction yof this .character which is simple, ycapable vofV f economical manufacture, and is highly eliicient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in vieyv,`the invention consists. in the combinations and arrangements of Qparts 'hereinafter described and Claimed i' 'lli 1 v The invention will .beabest understood by reference to the accompanying drawin s forming' a Apart of thisfspecification, and 1n which,

Figure 1 is aface* 'View .of a signal embodymg my invention,

Fig. 2, a side view of the same,

4[l`ig.1s3,:a top planrviewof-the same `in a sli htly different position,

ig. 4, a side view of the upper portion of the signal, shown in the same position as that indicated in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5, a detail section taken through one end of the signal, and

Fig. 6, a view illustrating one of the signal bodies folded for transportation.

The l preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a suitable supporting pole 7 which 1s shown in the form of a simple iron pipe which, of course, may be made in two or more sections if desired. Arranged at the end of the pole 7 are signal bodies 8 and 9 which are simi-f larly constructed and mounted and are in all essential respects identical in construction, the only difference being that they are oppositely positioned on the pole, and the sides of which are differently numbered. Each of these signal bodies is substantially cubieal in form and comprise the opposite sides 10 and 11 and opposite sides 12 and 13 hinged together at the corners for folding, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 6. The opposite Spclilc'atiktn of Letters Patent.V

linois, hapveyinvented certain new yIvmIs'raax or CHICAGO, ILLINoIs,

Patenterdlept;` 24, 19118 ApplicationVled` September 26, 1916. Serial No. 122,209. n

sides 10 and 11 of thebody are promis" nently. marked with thenumeral 1 while the opposite sides 12 and 13 of the'body 8 are' numeral 4, as indicated. A top member 14 is 'providedfor each ofthe signal bodies, said member 14 being hinged at 15 to the upper edge of the corresponding side ll() and being provided with a snap fastening 16 on the opposite side 1l arranged to engage the opposite edge of said top.

By this arrangement the signal bodies may be readily collapsed and folded, as indicatcd in Fig. 6, or distended into tubular form and held insuch tubular form by forc ing the top member into position between the side members, as indicated. Each of the top members 14 viscentrally perforated and provided with a nut 17 threaded to screw ontothe ends of the ole 7 which are correspondingl .with either end uppermost and may be turned to present the sides of the upper sig nal body in any desired direction.

The pole 7 is provided with perforations 19 adjacent the signal bodies 8 or 9, and a substantially rectangular signal frame 2Q is provided with an angularly positioned stem 21 adapted to be inserted throu h said perforations to serve as a support or said signal frame and to permit of ready re-adjustments thereof. The signal frame is provided with two guide loops 22 upon which a plurality of signal plates 23 are arranged to slide each being provided with perforations 24 sliding on said loops. The plates 23 are used for indicating necessary yards to gain, and for convenience Athe plas 23 are numbered consecutively from 1 to 10 inclusive and 15,20, 25 and 30.

In use, the signal is preferably carried by the head-linesman who positions the same on the side line of the football field registerin with the longitudinal position ofthe ba thereon. At the same time the head-linesman turns the signal to indicate upon one of threade as indicated. Likewise a spi e member 18 is threaded into 4each580 the bodies 8 or 9 the number of the impendingvdown, and also adjusts the signal plates 23 bo indicate the yardsnecessary` to be gained in the allotted numbern ofy downs. The signal body 8 is used by the head-lines,- .man to indicate downs 'l and 2, he preferably positionin the signal, at the top of the pole, with the` aces thereof' indicating the number of the impending down facingr up and down the field, and also preferably positioningthe signal frame 20 on they side facingt'eam-having theball. For downs 3 and' 4, the position of tlie pole is reversed; to' bringtho signal body 9 at the topv thereof and the frame isshiftediinto' the perforation 1-9"y justy under the signal' body 9, the downs :mdf tlreyards to gain being*indicated asbeflez.

When not' in use, the parts may bereadily taken' apart and the-signal' bodies folded, as indicated in Fig. 6, for-convenience in` trans# portationi While'l have illustrated and described he preferred form of construction for carrying my' invention into effect, this is capable of variation and? modification Without departingL from the spirit of the invention. l', therefore, do not Wish toI belimited' to the precisei details of construction setfortl'r, but desirewtoi avail myself of such variations and' modifications as come' Within the scope of' the-appended claims.

Having dbseribedr' my invention what I clain-i as newV and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A football signal comprising` a pole; and a; signal body' at each end thereosaid bodies being` oppositely arranged with re- Gnpier of thi' patent-my be obtainedC tor tive cant! each, byadnessihf'tho Uo' Spect to each other, substantially as described.

2; A football' signal comprising a pole; and` signal body at each end thereof, said bodies being oppositely arranged with respect to each other and having their opposite sides` Similarly marked, substantial-ly as` de.

scribed.-

3. A foot ballI signa] comprising u, pole; :und a signal body on each end thereof arranged to indicate downs andi to become operative orinoperative upon reversals of said pole, substantially' as described.

Il. football signal. comprising a pole; and al collapsible sivnal' body= removably name to this specification in the presence of" two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK HGGERIISY. Witnesses:

Josiane Porre, B. G. RICHARDS,

loner ot Permis.

Warhlngton, D. G. 

